Illinois governor released on bond following arrest
The governor of Illinois was released on bond after being charged with trying to sell an appointment to president-elect Barack Obama's recently vacated US Senate seat.
By Agencies |
CHICAGO: The governor of Illinois was released on bond Tuesday after being charged with trying to sell an appointment to president-elect Barack Obama's recently vacated US Senate seat.
Governor Rod Blagojevich, 51, appeared in court in sneakers and exercise clothes and made no comment as he posted a 4,500 dollar bond, an AFP journalist reported.
US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald laid out the charges earlier at a press conference here, just hours after the Democrat governor was taken into custody at his home.
Governor Rod Blagojevich, 51, appeared in court in sneakers and exercise clothes and made no comment as he posted a 4,500 dollar bond, an AFP journalist reported.
US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald laid out the charges earlier at a press conference here, just hours after the Democrat governor was taken into custody at his home.
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